Bacon rinder



Sept. 6, 1938. 1.. J. PERRIN 2,129,234

' BACON BINDER Original Filed Jan. 19, 1929 E? Ll,

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43 Jlem'lh/ 3mm- Patented Sept. 6, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEBACON BINDER Refiled for abandoned application Serial No.

333,681, January 19, 1929.

This application March 2, 1938, Serial No. 193,592

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a device designed for use in removing baconrinds from slabs of bacon, the primary object of the invention being toprovide a device that will remove the rind with the minimum amount ofwaste, and with comparatively little exertion on the part of theoperator.

Another object of the invention is to provide an implement having widejaws, and a blade extending through the jaws, the width of the jawsbeing such that a broad surface is presented to rest on the bacon slaband hold the implement against twisting while in use.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an adjustableblade which may be adjusted with respect to the jaws so that it may beused for cutting rinds of various thicknesses.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein described, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of an implement constructed in accordance withthe invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the implement.

Figure 4 is an end elevational view thereof.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 55 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on line '6--6 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the implement comprises pivotallyconnected members 5 and 6 respectively each of which being provided witha jaw l, the jaw being substantially wide and flat, as clearly shown byFigure 1.

The reference character 8 designates a bolt which extends through themembers 5 and 6 at a point adjacent to the jaws thereof. Each of themembers 5 and 6 is provided with a handle, the handle of the member 5being curved downwardly as at 9, while the handle of the member 6 isspaced above the handle portion 9 and slight- 1y curved as at I, therebeing provided a laterally curved extension ll providing a thumb pieceto be engaged by the thumb of the operator so that the implement may beconveniently operated.

Formed in the jaws l are elongated aligning openings, which openingsaccommodate the blade l2 that has its inner edge beveled to provide acutting edge so that the blade may be moved along a slab of bacon by apulling action directed to the implement by the operator. Formedintegral with the uppermost jaw 1 and arranged adjacent to the openingthereof, is an upstanding blade support 13 which is formed with a recessfor the reception of the blade I2.

Cooperating with the blade I2 is a winged screw l4 that has a circularflange l that overlies a portion of the blade l2 and acts to grip theblade 12 and force it into the recess of the blade support l3 to the endthat the blade may be moved to various positions of adjustment so thatvarious lengths of the blade may be extended beyond the jaws of the toolto cut rinds of various thicknesses, and to cut the rind from the baconslab at one end of the slab, it being obvious that for the latteroperation a greater length of blade is necessary.

Teeth l6 are formed along the inner surface of the jaw and bite into thebacon rind to grip the bacon rind when it is desired to strip the rindfrom the bacon slab.

In the use of the device the blade I2 is extended an appreciabledistance beyond the lowermost jaw of the implement where it is securedin position by means of the set screw I l. The implement is now placedagainst one end of the slab and the blade positioned directly under therind, the implement being drawn across the end of the slab cutting therind from the bacon at one end of the slab. The blade is now adjusted sothat a length of the blade is exposed which is equal to the thickness ofthe rind, and the implement is now drawn along the rind longitudinallythereof forming spaced cuts throughout the entire width of the baconslab.

With the rind cut in sections as described, the end of the rind isgripped between the jaws of the implement and the implement is pulled,causing the rind to separate from the bacon in strips.

This application is a substitute for application No. 333,681, filedJanuary 19, 1929.

I claim:

An implement for removing the rind of bacon, including pivotallyconnected members having handles, substantially wide fiat jaws formed onthe members, said jaws having openings disposed centrally thereof, avertically adjustable blade supported on one of the jaws and extendingthrough the opening of the opposite jaw, the openings of the jaws beinglarger than the blade to allow the blade to move therethrough, and oneof the wide flat jaws adapted to guide the implement along the edge ofthe bacon under treatment.

LLOYD J. PERRIN.

